THE CLASH’s classic concert supporting The Who in 1982 will be released as a remastered special edition live album next Monday (6th Oct) on SonyBMG. The full tracklisting can be seen below.

1. Kosmo Vinyl

2. London Calling

3. Police On My Back

4. Guns Of Brixton

5. Tommy Gun

6. Magnificent Seven

7. Armagideon Time

8. Magnificent Seven

9. Rock The Casbah

10. Train In Vain

11. Career Opportunities

12. Spanish Bombs

13. Clampdown

14. English Civil War

15. Should I Stay Or Should I Go

16. I Fought The Law

This release has been preceded by the release of the stunning 384 page hardback book ‘The Clash: Strummer, Jones, Simonon, Headon’ on Atlantic Books. This book sees the band members themselves tell their legendary story.

THE BLUES ANTHOLOGY is showing at Proud Camden between 12th November 2008 and 1st February 2009. This exhibition aims to celebrate a musical movement that gave a voice to those who struggled to be heard, a movement that has served to inform all popular music thereafter.

Showcased through rare and iconic photographs from those at the forefront of the genre, this exhibition will explore the icons of Blues in a way rarely seen.

Uncompromising solo artist and legendary frontman of the band SUICIDE, Alan Vega celebrates his 70th birthday this year. To mark this occasion, blastfirstpetite is conducting a yearlong series of monthly limited edition releases.

The series kicks off on 6th October with two releases, both editions of 4000 each, available in both 10” vinyl and a limited download formats.

Two separate releases on the 6th October are the Bruce Springsteen’s cover of Suicide’s “Dream Baby Dream” (catalog number PTYT 017), a live recording from The Boss’ 2005 “Devils & Dust” solo tour. The sleeve is by Edward Mapplethorpe.

The second release is a Suicide cover by The Horrors of ‘Shadazz’, (catalog number PTYT 018), a track originally recorded by Suicide for their ‘Second Album’, released in 1980. Sleeve artwork by Alex Rose.

The promo CD enclosed contains both A and B-sides of the first two vinyl releases of the series, available on 6th October.

Each release includes: • an established recording artist paying tribute to Alan by covering one of his songs, • a previously unreleased Suicide/Vega rarity from the archives, and • proving that Vega’s work even now continues to inspire, a cover version by a young up and coming band.

Mutton-chopped Jesse Hector was a permanent fixture in the English music press of the mid-‘70s and the electrifying live performances of his band The Gorillas proved an inspiration to such faces of the burgeoning punk scene as Paul Weller, Billy Idol, Shane McGowan and Rat Scabies.

Jesse has always believed in the revolutionary and rejuvenating power of music – the cover of The Gorillas album showed his band of space age Mods hurtling towards earth on a meteorite to save the world with rock n’ roll – and his belief in music is as strong today as it ever has been.

He now works as a cleaner at Hackney Empire and The Royal Horticultural Society and this documentary follows him as he journeys around London and retraces his fifty years in rock n’ roll – skiffling at the 2 I’s in Old Compton Street at the age of 12, playing guitar with Mod Freak beat legends The Clique, fronting proto-punk bruisers Crushed Butler and The Hammersmith Gorillas – and attempts to find out, as the NME’s Roy Carr wrote in 1977, ‘Whatever Happened To Jesse Hector?’

‘A Message To The World’ documentary is being shown at the Raindance festival on October 4th at 12.00 pm:

http://www.raindance.co.uk/site/index.php?id=301,2754,0,0,1,0

It is also being shown the following Tuesday October 7th as part of the Pop Mavericks season at the Barbican:

That’s right, the Last Gang In Town grace our cover this month as we take a look at the life and legacy of the band who lit a creative fire in the bellies of punkers around the world. As the rest of the world goes nuts for the Joe, Mick, Paul and Topper once again this autumn, we lay bare the history of the band that shook the world (and continue to do so even to this day), for the punks, by the punks!

Congratulations to our competition winners! Chris Jared from Ipswich has won a copy of the ‘Punk’s Not Dead’ DVD and Charlie Fisher from Edinburgh is the lucky winner of our Sex Pistols graphic novel competition.

Deck Cheese Records have signed Foo Fighter/Me First and the Gimme Gimmes guitarist Chris Shiflett’s side-band JACKSON UNITED. They will release their ‘Harmony and Dissidence’ album on Nov 3rd preceded by a single ’21st Century Fight Song’. Drums on the album are shared by the Foos Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins.

THE SPECIALS, minus keyboardist/key member Jerry Dammers, played a surprise set on Bestival’s main stage recently. Using the name ‘Terry Hall & Friends’ they treated the crowd to classics such as ‘A Message to You Rudy’ and ‘Too Much Too Young’.

Despite Dammers’ absence, this looks like being a big step towards the rumoured reunion tour for the two tone legends. More news soon.

Vive Le Punk has five copies of the new b-sides EP from THE ADICTS, titled ‘Triple B Sides’ and containing three exclusive tracks, and a free sticker with each CD to give away. To be in with a chance of winning just answer this question:

SPEAR OF DESTINY will celebrate their 25th anniversary by releasing a singles collection on September 1st and following it with a singles tour.

Never before has Kirk Brandon taken Spear of Destiny on the road to revisit the bands past glories. Fans can expect to hear all 12 of SOD’s top 40 UK singles including Liberator, Never Take Me Alive, Prisoner of Love, All My Love(Ask Nothing) and Come Back, alongside the more recent Myspace video play top 5 hit Berlin Berlin.

AC/DC Legendary Australian rock ‘n’ rollers are headed for the UK this spring, providing the chance to see Angus Young running around the stage in his signature schoolboy ensemble this April: Greenwich 02 Arena 14 and 16, Dublin 02 18, Manchester MEN Arena 21, Birmingham LG Arena 23. These dates have all sold out and more shows have been added in June: London Wembley Stadium 26, Glasgow Hampden Park 30.

MUTINY FEST This east coast punk fest features an impressive line-up of STIFF LITTLE FINGERS, NEVILLE STAPLE, ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE, UK SUBS, GOLDBLADE, STRAWBERRY BLONDES and MIDDLE FINGER SALUTE. Taking place at The Spa, Bridlington, it’s an all dayer (2pm-midnight) on 16th May 2009 and the festival supports the Sophie Lancaster Foundation and S.O.P.H.I.E. campaign. See you there!

BIG CHEESE PRESENTS… PROPAGANDHI The Canadian political punks make their highly-anticipated return to UK soil, after the release of new album ‘Supporting Caste’, for a Big Cheese sponsored tour (with RANDOM HAND in support) in April: Sheffield Academy 17, Bristol Fiddlers 18, London Islington Academy 19, Brighton Concorde2 20, Norwich Waterfront 21.

SNFU The Canadian punk veterans are sure to send their dedicated fans into a frenzy when they hit the capital. With support from THE RESTARTS, DEFCON ZERO and SERF COMBAT, make sure you’re at London’s King’s Cross Monto Water Rats on March 26.

BIG CHEESE PRESENTS… STRAWBERRY BLONDES The punk ‘n’ roll mob kings are set to cause chaos at this Big Cheese sponsored hometown gig, with special guests KINGS OF DELMAR, DEADBEAT DELUXE, CASUAL STORM and DJ DREWDOG, at Newport TJs on February 21.

VOLBEAT The Danish metal-infused punk ‘n’ rollers will become guitar gangsters at London’s Islington Academy on March 14.